Faculty

Researchers honored for study connecting domestic violence, low birth weight babies

Monday, February 19, 2018
A UI College of Public Health study that found intimate partner violence can double the risk of some types of birth complications for pregnant women has been honored by the Royal Academy of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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UI dentistry student studies socioeconomics of dental care

Monday, February 19, 2018
UI College of Dentistry students focus on a variety of topics, from improved ways to apply dental sealants to a woman’s risk of having a baby with a cleft palate if she consumes alcohol during her pregnancy. Graduate student Frankie Chyi is studying the connection between dentistry and socioeconomic status.
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UI alumnus Tuma Basa setting the trends in hip-hop

Monday, February 19, 2018
UI alumnus Tuma Basa determines what hip-hop songs Spotify plays, breaking acts nationally.
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From Writers’ Workshop graduate to world-renowned choreographer

Monday, February 19, 2018
Lin Hwai-min came to the University of Iowa as an International Writing Program participant, then joined the Writers’ Workshop. A few years later—and after a life-altering dance class—he founded Taiwan’s first professional dance company.
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UI announces third candidate for College of Law dean

Sunday, February 18, 2018
Jonathan Cardi, executive associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law, is the third finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. He will visit campus Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 19 and 20.

Astronaut talks leadership with MBA students

NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson spoke with Iowa MBA students in Davenport and shared with them the lessons of leadership she learned while commanding the International Space Station.

Miller expects little change at Wells Fargo after Fed sanctions

UI law professor Robert Miller says he thinks penalties imposed on Wells Fargo by the Federal Reserve will have little impact on either the bank's future or its thousands of employees in Des Moines.

UI Libraries puts digital spin on old-fashioned Valentine’s Day cards

Staff in UI Libraries Special Collections have assembled a selection of 11 Valentine's Day e-cards using images taken from cards dating back to 1907. These digital greetings are available as an open-access resource for anyone who cares to send an e-card.
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President Harreld on the generational disinvestment in public higher education

Thursday, February 15, 2018
University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld shares a piece he wrote for “The Daily Iowan” about the generational disinvestment public universities have faced.
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University of Iowa undergraduates go to ‘rocket school’

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Two University of Iowa undergraduates took part in an intensive, international science program to design, build, and fly a sounding rocket. The class allows students to learn the challenges associated with conceiving and successfully executing a complete rocket mission.
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UI study finds that a surprise stimulus helps people stop an action

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that an unexpected sound causes people to stop an action more often than when they heard no sound at all. The finding could lead to new treatments for motor-control disorders, as well as address aging-related decline in motor control.
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Digital treasure trove: UI makes avant-garde works accessible to the world

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Learn how the University of Iowa brings art movements such as Dada and Fluxus to life in classrooms and homes across the world.